Total births
58
Girls' name · since 2014
Amelah
Amelah has 58 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14793
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Amelah currently ranks #14793 among girls' names in America, with 58 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amelah has been recorded 58 times among girls since 2014, currently ranked #14793 nationally and more common than 17% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #14793 among girls today
- 58 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Amelah is currently the #14793 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 58 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14793
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Amelah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14793
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Amelah was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
11 babies were named Amelah in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Amelah compares
58 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amelah's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amelah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Amelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amelah's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amelah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#14,793
Active since
2014
Amelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Amelah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Amelah's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Amelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Amelah? ▼
Amelah has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14793 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
When was Amelah most popular? ▼
Amelah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Amelah been used? ▼
Records for Amelah go back to 2014, giving 11 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Amelah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amelia, America, Amelie, Amethyst, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Amelah's data
- Amelah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Amelah
Nearby Names Like Amelah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amelah
Amelia Girl
#3 281,130 births
America Girl
#1823 13,522 births
Amelie Girl
#710 9,654 births
Amethyst Girl
#1311 4,560 births
Ameera Girl
#1299 3,447 births
Compare Amelah side by side: Amelah vs Amelia Amelah vs America Amelah vs Amelie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Amelah: #14793 Girls' Name - 58 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/amelah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amelah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.